Despite some tax and legislative knock-backs, the private rented sector is booming, and provides a potentially valuable source of income for new landlords. But becoming a landlord for the first time can be daunting....

The Residential Landlords’ Association are calling on the new government to improve the “slow, complex, and underfunded” court process, which typically takes landlords 43 weeks to recover possession of their properties if a tenant...

New residential tenancy agreements are to be implemented, in Scotland, in January 2018, reflecting changes to the length of tenancy agreements. For tenants, lease agreements will be indefinite, unlike the original six or twelve-month...

As the ‘peak eviction’ period looms, letting agents are being urged to take care when serving eviction notices, ensuring they are served correctly. Rent4sure, a specialist tenant referencing service, said attention needs to be...

The government has been threatened with legal action over the controversial immigration checks which landlords are expected to undertake when letting out their rental properties. Right to Rent checks were introduced in the Immigration...

Landlords and agents throughout the UK with properties in Wales are being reminded that they could be unwittingly breaking the law due to changes to the law. Enforcement powers are now active for Rent...

With the next general election looming, one of the UK’s leading independent agents, haart, believes further emphasis needs to be placed on housing and homeownership to give more people a chance of buying their...